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~ DENVER SOUTHEAST OFFICE COUNSELORS ~

 

Counselors for Male Sex Addiction

 

Staff 1Kevin Leapley, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
Kevin Leapley is the Director of the Sex Addiction Recovery program at Front Range Counseling Center, an outpatient counseling service specifically for the treatment of men who suffer from the results of sexually addictive and compulsive behavior.

 

Kevin Leapley received specialized training in treating sexual addiction from Dr. Patrick Carnes and Kevin is a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist. But Kevin did not just go to college or a training program and read about recovery from sexual addiction. He personally lived “the life” and went through his own journey of recovery. Who is better able to help you than a counselor who knows what you are struggling with and also personally knows what it will take to heal? Kevin’s area of focus in counseling is to work with clients who struggle with sexual addictive behaviors, partners of sex addicts, couples experiencing infidelity, and men who struggle with anger.

 

Kevin earned a Masters Degree in Counseling from Denver Seminary and he is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. Kevin works in the Denver Southeast office Mondays through Thursdays.

 

 

Staff 1Richard Carter, MA, Registered Psychotherapist

Richard brings giftedness and experience as well as scriptural and psychological insights to help individuals, couples, and families.  He has the experience to help with various forms of relational struggles and personal brokenness. 

 

Richard believes that counseling is about hope and healing.  Therefore, the counseling relationship is about finding hope, pursuing healing, and moving toward wholeness.  Richard approaches counseling through relationship.

Richard’s area of focus in counseling is sexual addiction recovery.  Richard has both education and personal experience in overcoming sexual addiction.  From his own personal struggle, he extends the unconditional love and mercy God has shown him. 

 

Richard’s greatest joy is to see men experience God's transforming power and healing grace!  His counseling style includes cognitive-behavioral approaches as well as other methods that strive to address the needs of the whole person; spiritual, natural, and emotional.

 

Richard works with men whose thoughts or behaviors are inconsistent with who they really are.  Richard helps his client to understand where those unhealthy thoughts and behaviors came from, and then help them learn new thought patterns and behaviors to replace the dysfunctional ones.  He also works with couples to help restore trust and health to their relationship.

 

 

Staff 1Sean McDonald, BS, Registered Psychotherapist

Sean is passionate about helping men and women experience freedom and joy in their lives. His desire to help people find hope and healing comes from his faith in God and his personal experience of going through recovery for sexual addiction. His journey of recovery led him out of the business world and into full-time ministry and graduate school so that he could be better equipped to help others.

 

Sean works with individuals who struggle with sexual addiction and other sexual issues, anger, anxiety and depression. He also works with spouses of sex addicts.

 

Sean is currently finishing up his Masters of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary and has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas. He has been trained under some of the great leaders in the sexual addiction field such as Patrick Carnes and Mark Laaser and is in the process of becoming a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist through Carnes' organization. Sean also counsels students at Colorado Christian University.

 

Sean spent the last four years working in a leadership role of a church. He directed the recovery ministry and gained valuable experience working with individuals and couples that were experiencing a wide range of issues.

 

 

 

Staff 1Ken Curry, MA, Registered Psychotherapist

Relationships are designed to provide a deep source of fullness, joy and passion in our lives. However,  during many seasons of life, because of varied reasons, most people experience confusion, pain or brokenness in their relationships. You are not alone.

 

Navigating these disruptive seasons may require purposefully using resources in your community, like developing a counseling relationship. This investment requires active participation, honesty and some challenging personal work  Right now you may not feel hopeful, however just starting this process brings more hope than you may realize.  It is amazing how people have the resilience, courage and strength to come alive during these life changing times.

 

With open, warm and collaborative style Ken brings his life experience, educational knowledge and relational insights to your counseling experience. His general focus includes Marriage, Family and Men. More specific areas include; life transitions, sexuality, fathering, parenting, boys, reconciliation, pre-marital, singles and navigating chronic disease as a family.

 

Ken has earned an MA in Counseling from Colorado Christian University, a post-graduate training certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Family Therapy Training Center of Colorado (now Denver Family Institute) and a BA in Pastoral Studies from CCU.  He is also certified  as a Prepare/Enrich marriage counselor. Among the varied work experiences Ken has had in the past he has been an associate pastor in the Denver area for 11 years and a therapeutic foster father for 8 years.

 

 

Staff 1Garry Nutter, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Garry’s counseling style has been described as “highly relational”, “comforting”, “safe”, “warm”, and even “pastoral”. What you will find in him is a very warm, caring person. He helps clients focus on how their emotions impact them, offers tools to deal with life, and helps them find meaning in their experiences. His style has been effective in dealing with sexual/internet addictions, behavioral addictions, anxiety, depression, anger management, adolescent and young adult issues, and couple’s therapy. Garry is a certified Prepare/Enrich counselor for pre-marital and marital counseling. As a former ordained minister, he brings special insight to the struggles unique to people in ministry.

 

Garry has a Masters degree with honors in counseling from Denver Seminary; he is registered for counseling in the state of Colorado, and has obtained national recognition as a National Certified Counselor. He also belongs to the American Counseling Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors. He offers a holistic approach that combines the best counseling practices with sensitivity to the spiritual and physical needs of each client.

 

Garry's area of counseling focus is in sexual addiction, anxiety, depression, anger management, marriage counseling, and sexual deviancy.

 

 

 

 

Counselor for Women Love/Sex Addictions

 

 

Staff 1Lizzy Wagner, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Lizzy enjoys working with individuals and couples facing their own life's realities, changes, and challenges. She believes that the counseling relationship is uniquely safe and accepting, but that it also requires engagement, honesty, and hard work.  She asks her client(s) to be active participants, and to take responsibility as the expert on their own life.       

 

Having worked professionally for over 10 years in the areas of public health education, human development, and student services, Lizzy has seen the importance of looking at each person holistically.  She considers all areas of health, as well as the primacy of relationship and its impact on life fulfillment.

 

Lizzy has experience working with: Spouses of sex addicts, Young Adults, Couples Counseling: Marital and Premarital (including domestic violence), Emotional Awareness, Communication, and Conflict Resolution

Identity Development and Boundaries, Acute and Chronic Illness and Pain, Grief and Loss  (especially with children and adolescents), Depression and Anxiety, Abuse and Trauma, Eating Disorders and Self-Harming Behaviors, and Body Image and Self Esteem.

 

Lizzy has a Masters of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary and a Public Health Education degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  She is certified in Prepare/Enrich marriage counseling and is a Nationally Certified Counselor.

 

 

 

Counselors for Spouses/Partners of Sex Addicts

 

 

Staff 1Lizzy Wagner, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Lizzy enjoys working with individuals and couples facing their own life's realities, changes, and challenges. She believes that the counseling relationship is uniquely safe and accepting, but that it also requires engagement, honesty, and hard work.  She asks her client(s) to be active participants, and to take responsibility as the expert on their own life.       

 

Having worked professionally for over 10 years in the areas of public health education, human development, and student services, Lizzy has seen the importance of looking at each person holistically.  She considers all areas of health, as well as the primacy of relationship and its impact on life fulfillment.

 

Lizzy has experience working with: Spouses of sex addicts, Young Adults, Couples Counseling: Marital and Premarital (including domestic violence), Emotional Awareness, Communication, and Conflict Resolution

Identity Development and Boundaries, Acute and Chronic Illness and Pain, Grief and Loss  (especially with children and adolescents), Depression and Anxiety, Abuse and Trauma, Eating Disorders and Self-Harming Behaviors, and Body Image and Self Esteem.

 

Lizzy has a Masters of Arts in Counseling from Denver Seminary and a Public Health Education degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  She is certified in Prepare/Enrich marriage counseling and is a Nationally Certified Counselor.

 

 

Staff 1Claudette Siekmeier, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Claudette has a Master’s degree in counseling from Denver Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts teaching degree from the University of Northern Colorado.  She is a Nationally Certified Counselor and holds certifications in Couples Communication and Prepare/Enrich programs.


Claudette’s focus in counseling is to strengthen the family, which she believes is the cornerstone of our society.  The marriage relationship is the best place to begin building a strong culture, so Claudette works primarily with couples.  Her approach with couples is to help them to understand that conflicts are often driven by a negative cycle fueled by their emotions.  Her goal in counseling is that couples will learn to interact differently and understand their destructive emotional responses.


Claudette enjoys teaching and believes the counseling process involves learning new skills.  Her hope is that couples will focus on their relationship first and then learn to improve their home and family life.  To help with this process, Claudette offers workshops on several aspects of family life such as parenting, teen relationships, meal planning and nutrition.  Groups are also available for couples counseling and post-abortion healing. Groups last about eight to ten weeks.


Claudette has been married for 27 years and has five children.  She has taught middle school and high school but now focuses on counseling.  In her spare time she enjoys being with her family, sewing, refinishing furniture, and walks on the High Line Canal.